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Monthly Archives: October 2013

Sorry. I don’t know how to translate it in English. In Italy it’s called Torta Paesana and it’s a cake that women used to make in the past with dry bread (nothing was thrown away obviously). My granny gave me the recipe and I decided to try it. And, unexpectedly, it was very good!

BUT (there is a but, unfortunately) I didn’t save all the pictures I took. Shame on me, I know.

By the way, I decided to write a post about it because this cake was so good and I want to share the recipe with you. Let me know if you liked it.

It’s absolutely not low-calorie.

INGREDIENTS

500 gr of dry bread

200 gr of raisins

200 gr of pine nuts

200 gr of candied citron

300 gr of dark chocolate

250 gr of cocoa powder

200 gr of amaretti biscuits

3 l of milk

Boil the milk, and put bread, cocoa powder and dry macaroon in it. Take a pot and put some hot water with raisins. Cut the citron in cubes (mine was already cut) and break also chocolate in small pieces. When the bread is completely wet, put all the ingredients together. If the mixture is dry, add some milk. Put it in a pan and bake it at 150°C for 45-60 mins (if you’re not sure if the cake’s ready or not, put a knife to feel if the inner part is still raw).

And voilà! I decided to serve it with some whipped cream and some M&M’s. Bon appétit!

All my friends liked it very much. I wanted to thank them because they trusted me and they ate what I baked. You’re very brave! Please go check their blogs/YouTube channel. They are amazing!

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I needed a break so I decided to go to my hairdresser and do something for my hair.

I didn’t do anything drastic actually. I just did the ombrè effect (also called shatush). I love it. It looks so natural and I think it intensifies my natural color. I also asked for a repairing keratin mask and my hair is very soft now. I can’t stop brushing it (it’s creepy, I know)!

This weekend I had time for a nail art (yeeeee!). This is the result. I find it very cute and it’s also quite easy to do. I used some Scotch tape to be more precise. Do you like it? This is the picture I took inspiration from. I found it some time ago on Tumblr.

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I know I haven’t written for a bit but uni is keeping me busier than I expected.

I have to admit that I’m very happy at the moment. As I told you in my last post, I like very much all the courses I have chosen and I love spending time with my new friends. Soooo I think everything’s pretty cool.

Yesterday we went to the city center and, obviously, I had shopping. I hadn’t bought things for a bit so I think I deserved it. I got this two lovely sweaters from H&M that are perfect for autumn. I can’t wait to use them for some cute outfits. Stay tuned for more news.

One of the courses I’m following is “History and Critic of Cinema”. I thought it would’ve been a cool idea trying this nail art tutorial I found on YouTube. What do you think? I hope to have enough time during this weekend to do it.